Charles bolander



(No Model.)'

0. BOLANDER. BAG HOLDER AND SPREADER.

No. 426,906. Patented Apr. 29, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC CHARLES BOLANDER, OF CHICAGO, ILLlNOIS,ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES E. HALLSTROM, OF SAME PLACE. I

BAG HOLDER AN 0 SPREADER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 426,906, dated April29, 1890. Application filed February 13, 1890- Serial No. 340,237. (Nomodel.) i

vice for holding and spreading open the mouths of bags or sacks, as willbe hereinafter set forth.

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a device embodying my improvedfeatures, and.

Fig. 2 a broken-away plan in detail.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a bag or sack supported in anopen position.

B B are two curved spreading-pieces arranged relatively, as shown. Thesecurved spreaders engage with the inside mouth of the bag and areprovided with one or more sharp projecting points a, which pierce andhold the bag in the proper position, as'

shown. On the upper side of the spreaders are placed the companionblocks C C, and resting on these are the front ends of the lever-arms DD, the different parts being secured together by means of the bolts a a.The blocks C C raise the arms up out of the way from having contact withthe bag. The opposite or rear ends of the lever-arms are pivoted, as ata a to the stationary bar or stand C, and provide for a lateral movementin a horizontal plane of the front ends of said lever-arms. Near thelongitudinal center of the lever-arms are pivoted, as atb b, the outerbifurcated ends of the transverse toggle-levers E E. The inner ends ofthe toggle-levers are mortised or interlocked together, as at cl, andare retained in an adjustable position by means of the handle-pin F.This pin projects downwardly inside of the bag, and is adapted to bearagainst the.

inside mouth at that point and assist in spreading the bag when theparts are expanded.

- The toggle-levers are operated by means of the handle pivot-pinconnecting the inner ends. Fig. 1 shows the levers in a locked positionand the spreader expanded. Fig. 2 shows the toggles relaxed, whichmovement has the effect of throwing the spreaders inwardly toward eachother, so that the bag can be conveniently removed and another placed inposition.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

-1. In a bag-holder, the combination of the curved Spreaders, thelever-arms bolted at their front ends thereto, the rear ends beingpivoted to a stationary object, the transverse toggle-levers pivoted attheir outer ends to the respective lever-arms and their inner or joiningends interlocked, and the handle pivot-pin locking said togglestogether, substantially as described.

2. In a bag-holder, the combination of the curved spreaders, thelever-arms, the blocks interposed between said spreaders and arms, andthe toggle-levers pivoted to and located between said arms, whereby theSpreaders are adapted to have a lateral movement in the direction of oraway from each other, substantially as described.

3. A bag-holder consisting of the compan- I ion curved spreadersprovided with a number of projecting points, the lever-arms bolted attheir innerends to said spreaders, the interposed blocks, the bar orstand to which the rear ends of the lever-arms are pivoted, thetoggle-levers pivoted at their respective outer ends to the lever-arms,and the handle pivotpin connecting the joining ends of said toggles,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

CHARLES BOLANDER.

Witnesses:

L. M. FREEMAN, J. B. DONALDSON.

